Mole Map Info

Contact  details:   Mole   Mapping   Clinic:   1,  Guze  Bonnici  Str.,  Who  should  perform     Balzan.  BZN  1060  mole  mapping?     Mole  Mapping  photography  should  not  be   confused  with  normal  photography.  This   Contact:     Dr.  Brian  Cassar  Prof.  D,  BSc.  MI,  Dip.  Physio   specialized  photography  can  only  be  carried   Tel:   +356  99477151       out  by  a  qualified  medical  photographer,   E-­‐mail:   [email protected]   who  can  consistently  guarantee  the  type  of   Web:   www.medicalimages.me   photographs  requested  by  the  referring   dermatologists.       Ample  parking  spaces  are  available     at  either  side  of  Balzan  parish  church.  

12 …helping  to  detect  melanoma  earlier.     WHO  IS  SUITABLE  FOR  MOLE  MAPPING?   PRIVACY  /  EMBARRASSMENT  ISSUES   WHAT  IS  MOLE  MAPPING?         Anyone  who  falls  under  anyone  of  the  following   categories  should  undergo  mole  mapping  at  least   In  order  to  undergo  a  total  body  mole  map,  clothing   Mole  Mapping  is  a  procedure   once  as  a  baseline:   has  to  be  removed.  However  small  briefs  and,  in  the   whereby  your  moles  are  catalogued     case  of  females,  bras  can  be  left  on.  The  issue  of   or  “mapped”.  Mole  mapping   -­‐    fair-­‐skinned  individuals   patient  modesty  is  taken  very  seriously.  Each  area  of   provides  a  set  of  22  high  quality,   your  body  is  photographed  in  turn  -­‐  so  you  only   standardized  photographs  of  the   -­‐    those  who  already  have  a  number  of  moles   need  to  be  partly  undressed  at  any  one  time.  A  total   whole  body.  These  photos  will   body  mole  map  does  not  normally  include   document  all  the  existing  moles  and   -­‐    anyone  with  a  personal  or  family  history  of   photographs  of  the  breast,  buttock  or  genital  areas   will  help  your  dermatologist  to  keep   unless  specifically  asked  for  by  your  dermatologist.     a  visual  track  of  your  moles,  hence          skin  cancer   assisting  him  or  her  in  the  early     diagnosis  of  malignant  melanoma.     Having  a  set  of  standardised     It  is  advisable  that  you  wear  easy  to  remove  clothing   photographs  to  monitor  existing     and,  in  the  case  of  females,  to  wear  strapless  bras.   moles  could  be  a  lifesaver.  Mole     Avoid  putting  on  any  creams  since  these  will  cause   mapping  is  a  specialized     unwanted  reflections.  It  is  also  advisable  to  refrain   photographic  process  with  no   from  wearing  any  jewellery  since  these  have  to  be   intervention.   removed  completely.